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figures. The figures are more realistically 60% agriculture, 25% environmental, 15% commercial/industrial and residential. Mayor Tarver asked how many years it takes to get a project on-line. Mr. Left couldn't give an exact number of years; a project can take decades. It all depends on the environment and financing. Mr. Dixon reported on the sustainable yield and identified the water we have, which includes: the safe yield of the groundwater basin, which does not change normally, and includes the water that is captured in the Del Valle Reservoir and some of the water that comes from the state, even though the state is not delivering all the water that Zone 7 has a contract for. He felt that there is enough water to meet the water needs until the year 2000. He also stated that he received a new report from the state that estimates that for the next 10 years, the State will be able to deliver up to 85 % of the 46M acre feet, which will increase the yield from the 34M up to 39M. That yield will decrease in 10 years because the Metropolitan Water District will begin to take more water. The Zone has also transferred water from the Byron Bethany Irrigation District. There is a five year agreement to transfer from that District up to 5M acre feet of water per year. For water short years like last year, the Zone has been working with interstate contractors to acquire enough water. He also stated that Zone 7 is looking into recycled water. The Zone has an agreement with the City of Livermore for a demonstration plant which will recycle water through osmosis. Zone 7 also has approval for a water well injection to find out if it can inject treated water that will enhance the Zone' s ability to recharge the groundwater basin. Zone 7 has the treatment plant in place and the pipelines to deliver the water. Zone 7 also pursued purchasing water north of the delta and south of the delta; but the most feasible way is to purchase it from another state water contractor. The cost of all this is taken from the water connection fees. Mayor Tarver stated that the Zone 7 total costs seems to be going up at a higher rate than shown on the charts from 1986-1995. In 10 years the costs have tripled for water from Zone 7. He asked if the sale of water is going to be enough to make it more profitable for agricultural people to go out of business. Mr. Dixon stated that it will be more profitable for agriculture. Farmers are subsidized but even they are facing increasing costs. The water costs will get to the point that it will be too expensive to farm. Ms. Mohr asked if there are many agricultural wells that pre-date the water agreements. Mr. Dixon stated not many. Ms. Dennis observed that she didn't see how the State will be able to service 20 million more people with water in the future. 05/16/95 -6-